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l UNITED STATES? PATENT FFICE.

JEAN BAPTIST sorrwnrrznn, on PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO THE SQCIETEPROSPER ET CIE.,

OF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR DECORATING FABRIC S.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,354, dated April30, I895. Application filed March 1.8, 1391i Serial No. 385,554:- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.- I

Be it known that I, J EAN BAPTIST SCHWEIT- ZER, a citizen of theRepublic of France, residing in Paris, France, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Apparatus for Decorating Fabrics, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of this invention is an apparatus for the manufacture offabrics adorned by means of figures formed by applying to the saidfabricpowders of colors or metals made adherent through the medium of anadhesive substance, glue, gum, &c., applied on the parts destined toform the figures, or ornaments, in following the outlines of the latter.The application of the fixing glue is effected by means of the apparatuswhich is the object of my invention, and which is specially destined foradorning light fabrics, such as press points, gauzes, 860., but it'mayalso be em: ployed for stronger or thicker fabrics.

My apparatus is represented in the annexed drawings, wherein-- Figure 1is a front view; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section; Fig. 3, a plan; Fig. 4,a transverse section; and Fig. 5 a side view.

The apparatus consists of a framing A supporting a table B of cast iron,lined on its exterior face with felt or any other elastic material,which if desired may be covered by an oil-cloth or other similarmaterial. The'said lining acts as a cushion for the fabric as receivingthe adhesive. It receives athin metal plate a perforated and openworkedconstituting a stencil, the holes forming the flowers, figures or otherornaments which are to be obtained as a velveting or flock surface onthe fabric.

In the perforated plate a are holes for receiving pins 1) fixed onmetallic strips 0 provided with slots g, by means of which the positionof the plate on the table B may be varied at will. The plate or alsocarries on each extremity an 'eye bolt 61 working as hereinafter setforth.

On the perforated plate 0. rests a trough 0 containing the gluingmatter, and having an opening in its bottom (Fig.2) so that when it ismoved longitudinally of the apparatus it will apply the adhesive to therequired parts of the fabric. It is therefore supported by a frame 6,fixed on guides ff, sliding on rods 9 g, the latter forming with the endpieces h h a rigid frame.

The trough O is actuated by a wheel, or a crank D, the axle of which 11carries two sprocket wheels j, acting on two chains 70 which extend tothe other extremity of the table, over two pulleys i. The twoextremities of each chain are fixed respectively to the guides f and f.Therefore when turning the wheel 1) to the right, the trough C will alsoslide to the right, and on reaching the abutment Z, the wheel may beturned to the left for returning thetrough to the same side. The fabricto be treated a: is placed below the table wound on a roll m, (Fig. 4)and passes thence over a small roller n, and successively over the tableB, and a roller 0 covered with pins, by which it is maintained in astretched position. Said roller 0 is also provided with a ratchet wheeland pawl, and may be turned by means of a crank 19.

In front of the apparatus is placed a fixed frame, the uprights of which0' are connected by cross-pieces s in which two mortises are made forguiding the upright slides 15 of a vertically-movable frame having ahorizontal bar a, which may be raised and lowered by means of levers 'vfixed on a shaft y on which are fixed two levers Z, the extremities ofwhich enter notches made in the lower part of the uprights 15. When oneof the leverso is lowered, as indicated by the dotted lines Fig. 4,

the bar a rises, lifting the fabric at the same time. The apparatus,moreover, admits an elevating motion of the frame, which carries thetrough C, so that by raising'this'trough the plate a may be placed onthe table B. For this purpose each of the end pieces h is'provided witharms a sliding in grooves of the framing A. A third arm or providedwith'a roller bears against a cam b, fixed on a shaft 11 which issupported by the framing and car-l ries two cranks 0. By turning thesecranks, the frame may be raised, thereby permitting the plate a to beplaced below the trough C and hooked on the table B.

The working of the apparatus is effected in the following manner: Thefabric being placed as already explained and the perforated plate putover it, then-(the trough 0 being supposed to be on the right side)thewheel D is turned to the left, whereby the chains 70 will move thescraper to the same left side, and the adhesive will settle on thefabric in all places where the plate ais perforated. At the oppositeends of the course are hooked two cords e and 6 respectively, one end ofeach having a hook for connecting it either to one of the eye-bolts d atthe ends of the plate a, or to one of the fixed eye-bolts e in .thetable, while their opposite ends are connected each to a separate leverh overhead, acted on by a weight It. The weight it causes the lever h toturn, so that the plate a is drawn up as indicated by the broken linesFig. 2. By lowering the lever o the bar L6 is raised, lifting thefabric, which is then prevented from rubbing on the table B during therotation of the roller 0, which leads onto the table a new length of thefabric. The lever a; is raised in order to lower the bar it, and thecord e pulled to draw the perforated plate down again on the fabric. Thecord is then unhooked from the eye-bolt d on the plate, and hooked tothe fixed eye-bolt e on the table. (See Fig. 2 at left.) The wheel D isthen turned, advancing the scraper to the right. At this point the cord6 on the left is hooked to the plate a. This latter being raised, thefabric is also lifted by the piece it and another length of fabricbrought forward, the operation being then recommenced in the samemanner. After leaving the apparatus, the fabric is powdered in anordinary machine serving for this purpose, and the powder applied to allparts of the fabric treated with the adhesive.

In order to avoid a flow of the adhesive when the frame is raised andthe plate a taken away, a plate m isintroduced obliquely into the troughC and closes the bottom, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

\Vhen the apparatus is employed for treating full fabrics by means ofthe adhesive, the bar to is taken away with its frame, because it is notnecessary in this case to lift the fabric which may then rub on thetable B without producing any inconvenience.

I claim as my invention the following-defined novel features,substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

1. The combination of a table, a flexible stencil plate thereov'er, acoating device for applying a substance through the openings in saidplate, movable from end to end thereof, the said plate adapted to belifted at one end while said coating device rests on the other end ofthe plate, and an overhead connection engaging the plate for lifting it.

2. The combination of a table, a stencil plate, a coating device forapplying a substance through the openings in said plate movable over itfrom end to end, said plate connected to the table so as to admit of itsbeing lifted at either end, and overhead connections with its respectiveends, whereby when said coating device is moved to either end of theplate the opposite end thereof may be tilted up by one of said overheadconnections.

3. The combination-oftable B, stencil plate a, overhead levers h it overopposite ends of the table, connectors e and e from said leversrespectively, fixed eyes in the opposite ends of the table to which therespective connectors may be fastened, and eyes on opposite ends of theplate for engagement with said connectors, whereby either end of thestencil plate may be lifted independently of the other, by engaging thecorresponding connector to its eye, and at other times the connector isengaged with the fixed eye.

4:. The combination of a table over which a fabric may be stretched, astencil plate overlying said fabric, a coating device for applying acoating substance'through the openings of said plate, overheadconnections for lifting said plate clear of the fabric on said table,and a vertically-movable bar for elevating the fabric in order that thelatter \may be lifted clear of the table before being moved along tobring a fresh length thereof upon the table for treatment.

5. The combination-of a table B, means for directing a fabric frombeneath upward-1y to the edge of said table and thence overthe latter,and means for elevating said fabric to lift it clear of the tableconsisting of a bar it extending along theedge of the table, verticalguides therefor, and an operating device for lifting said bar.

6. The combination of table B, means for directing a fabric from beneathupwardly to the edge of said table and thence over the latter, bar uhaving uprights t 25, operating leverv, shaft y, and arms as engaginsaid uprights, whereby by Vibrating said lever said bar it may beelevated to lift the fabric clear of said table.

7. The combination with table B of a vessel 0 for applying a coatingsubstance, slides engaging said vessel, longitudinalguideways on whichsaid slides are mounted whereby said vessel may be guided in itsmovement by'said guideways, and a frame movable vertically relatively tothe table and to which said guideways are attached, and means forelevating said frame, whereby said vessel maybe lifted above the tableat will.

8. The combination of table B, vessel 0,

longitudinal bars g g on which said vessel is In witness whereofI havehereunto signed mounted, end frames h h having vertical my name in thepresence of two subscribing IO guides and to which said bars g areattached, witnesses.

cams b engaging said end frames, and shaft b on which said cams arefixed, whereby by JEAN BAPTIST SCHWEITZER' turning said shaft said endframes are simul- Witnesses:

taneously lifted or lowered, and thereby to AUGUSTE BLOOH,

lift or lower the vessel 0. AUGUSTE MATHIEN.

